Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-13
AROUND THE WORLD.
A WHEELING BOY ON THREE CONT
NENTS.
He Spends Eight Years in Globs-Trothng, ane
Then Returns 10 the Old
Town.


a REGISTER reporter yesterday. =
The reporter recognized the countenanee
before him as one he had seen at some
time in years gone by, but while he was
struggling with his recollections the
youth came to his relief.
"My name is David E. Holly, and l
used to carry papers for Charlie Johnson 5
SUNDAY Leader and do odd jobs around the
Mel lure House. know You you went 10
work on the REGISTER away back IN the
seventies"
The reporter acknowledged the corn,
and Mr.. Holly continued
az left here August 20, 1879, nearly
eight wears ago, went up to Pittsburg'
and after leaving there for the East met
Charles B. Seward, n Savannah, ia, boy
about NV own age. was in very poor
health and intended TO go South, and
az he was of rowing DISPOSE
ton. he agreed to go Win
me. We stuck together for eight years
and went nearly all over the world. LeaV,
ing Washington we went to Baltimore, anu
then went down along the coast to jack
sonyille, Fla. We stayed about there for
time. and then went to Ferdinand, Fla.
From there we skipped to Martinique,
making three trips back and forward.
Then we shipped to Havana, Cuba, where
the yellow fever was terrible. We acted
az nurses for a while. Then we came
back to Pensacola, Fla, where l got the
fever aud lay sick for three months, Sea-
ward stuck closer to me than brother,
and he finally pulled me through. AFTER
getting on my feet we left Pensacol' ana
went to Lima, Peru. We put IN a Tune
there. and then came back to Key West.
Here we shipped on schooner for buehos
Ayres, Brazil. The vessel was after car
90 of rare woods, but we didn't stop to see
her loaded, but skipped. We soon shipped
AGAIN for Panama, and from there went up
the coast to San Francisco From Frisco
we sailed on one of the big steamers for
Yokohama, Seward signing as steward
and as cabin boy. From Yokohama we
done Japan and then crossed to Canton,
China, we went up to Pekin and then
came back to the coast at Shanghai linen
we shipped on ship for Australia, and q
long voyage we had. We landed AT
Melbourne, and spent good deal
of time on the other side OF the world, hut
finally concluded to leave, shipping on .
ship bound for Dover, England. We
touched at Marsailles, France, and rs We
had made up our minds to shake the ship
at the first big port, We lett and went
ashore. We knew the master would he
after us as soon as he missed us, 80 we
started of to walk TO Paris, but concluded
after time it was too far, and went back
to Marsailles. There we stayed for long
time, seeing the sights. The harbor,
think, is the finest in the world. Wewent
to Calais, and there separated, rs Seward
wanted to 90 TO Bremen and from there
20 over to st. Petersburg. | went to
Liverpool, and shipped for Boston. From
Boston went through the New England
towns, and then went TO New York. After
knocking about there for time, ! got em-
ployment with the Mutual District Mes
senger Company as messenger. On the
9th of last November, while | was going
along with package of So, 600 was sand
bagged By fellow who was GA to my pile.
As fell my pistol went of, Just rs the
fellow was going TO slug me again. drag
ged myself into the doorway of saloon
and then lost consciousness, but
when ! was found ! had the
money all right. came too in Bellevue
Hospital, feeling pretty bad about the
head. The doctor examined me, but
could find no mark. | kept telling them
about my head, but they did nothing, and
finally told the doctor | was going to
leave He said couldn't leave until he
discharged me, but i told him j would
show him, and got out. ] went to the
Office, and the manager sent me to my
rooms, and told me to stay there until ]
got all right was laid up until about
Christmas, when one day | thought ]
would 20 to the office went in aud sat
down, and pretty soon, as jumped to an
swer summons, tainted dead away. i
was taken back 10 my room again and
stayed there for n while. 1 imagined
there was something loose in the back OF
my head, and finally could feel some
thing more when shook my head. ] sent
word to the manager, and he sent me 10
the New York Hospital. All this time my
wages had been going on, because had held
onto the 5000. The doctor opened the
back of my head and took out big lot of
stuff, and then felt better. After getting
we'll the manager wanted me to 20 back to
work, but | declined, and started back
West got into Pittsburg Sunday, and
came TO Wheeling yesterday, where want
to get something to do"
Mr.. Holly bears on the back of his head
great cross-shaped scar, showing where
his head had been operated upon, and also
shows a most flattering letter from the
Mutual District Company, of New York.
The details of his adventures would make
most interesting volume, but here his
story can he but outlined.